Week one has certainly been challenging for the team, we have established a great many questions, 4. Questions and Conundrums, but have very few solutions!

Here is an interesting link about sustainable waste disposal in remote areas:
http://www.coffey.com/our-projects/sustainable-sanitation-in-east-asia-susea

This link provides information about aqualculture projects in Thailand and may prove useful:
http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/cache/ofonce/pid/3309
This link is to a company website (some parts very technical in nature) that installed a satellite phone and internet system to the Tonga Islands also located in the Pacific Ocean. Diagram on pg12 is particularly useful to show the equipment required to establish system. Follow link then click on 4th case study on page. ( Enabling modern telecom services via Internet Protocol and Satellite Technology)
http://www.globesystems.com/wireless/products.shtml

This link provids information on non chemical pest management in the tropics. Of particular interest is the article on the successful use of papaya leaves (readily available on the island) to control fruitfly, caterpillars and several other pests that threaten crops.
http://www.oisat.org/control_methodsin_pestcontrol/papaya.html

This is the link to the company from which we would purchase our biodegradable cosmetic packaging from:
http://www.bananapackaging.com
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